Comparison

HA Kiosk vs Rectangle Detection

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HA Kiosk

Transform your iPad or iPhone into a dedicated, full-screen display for any website. Ideal for Home Assistant dashboards, digital menus, or photo walls, it keeps your chosen content always on and accessible. Manage multiple devices remotely for seamless operation.

Highlights
  • Full-screen website display
  • Always-on functionality
  • Customizable screensaver
  • Remote device management
  • PIN and Guided Access lock
  • Home Assistant integration
Features
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HAkiosk turns an iPad or iPhone into a full-screen display for any website. Set the address once, and the page fills the screen with nothing around it: no browser bars, no status bar, no sleep. Built for Home Assistant dashboards, and just as happy with a cafe menu, a meeting-room board, a photo wall or a sign. READY TO GO IN ONE TAP • Free live dashboards: the weather with rain radar, the ISS Tracker, crypto prices and rocket launches • Pick one on the first screen or in Settings, and it starts right away FULL SCREEN, ALWAYS ON • Any web page, app or Home Assistant view, edge to edge • Made for iPhone Duo: your page follows as you fold, open or rotate • Stays awake for as long as you want, or let the iPad sleep on its own schedule • Dark mode, zoom, and a kiosk-mode parameter for the Home Assistant kiosk-mode add-on • Swipe from the left edge for Settings, from the right edge to reload SCREENSAVER THAT KNOWS WHEN SOMEONE IS THERE • A calm clock, a blank screen, or your own photos after a timeout you choose • Photos come from an Immich album on your network and are stored on the tablet, so they keep showing if the Wi-Fi drops • Optional gentle fade between photos • Camera face detection wakes the display when someone walks up. It is off until you turn it on, and nothing is recorded or sent anywhere HOME ASSISTANT, LOCAL AND DIRECT • MQTT connection to your own broker: show or hide the screensaver, wake the screen, reload, change the page or settings from an automation • Home Assistant discovery: the tablet adds itself with battery, charging, presence, a screensaver switch and a refresh button. No YAML • Home Assistant's Assist voice button works, with the microphone permission asked the proper way MANAGE EVERY TABLET FROM ONE PLACE • Pair each device with a 6-digit code or a QR scan at hakiosk.com/control • Push a new page, reload, trigger the screensaver or wake the display, on one device or all of them • Group tablets by room, booth or location and change them together • See which ones are online, and pull a one-shot screenshot to check what visitors see • Included with the app, no separate account needed on the tablet LOCK IT DOWN FOR PUBLIC USE • A 4-digit PIN protects Settings and the admin swipes • An in-app guide to iOS Guided Access blocks leaving the app entirely • Lock or unlock remotely from the dashboard MADE FOR Home automation enthusiasts, cafes and restaurants, offices and meeting rooms, exhibitions and trade shows, shops, waiting rooms, amateur radio operators, and anyone who wants a dedicated screen that just shows the page. Your tablet. Your page. Nothing else on the screen.

About

Rectangle Detection

Features
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Find rectangular regions in images. *Parameters that can be set for detection ・minimum Confidence: Confidence of detection results (0-1) ・minimum AspectRatio: Minimum aspect ratio of the rectangle to be detected (shorter dimension divided by longer dimension) (0-1) ・maximum AspectRatio: Maximum aspect ratio of the rectangle to be detected (shorter dimension divided by longer dimension) (0-1) ・quadratureTolerance: Tolerance angle for the corners of the rectangle to deviate from 90° (0-45) ・minimum Size: Ratio of size to the input image (0-1) ・maximum number of Rectangle : Maximum number of Rectangle(1-30)

Screenshots

HA Kiosk4 screens
Rectangle Detection1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rectangle Detection at Free against HA Kiosk's $3.99. Rectangle Detection also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). HA Kiosk's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Rectangle Detection is free to download; HA Kiosk costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, Rectangle Detection fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HA Kiosk versus Rectangle Detection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA KioskRectangle Detection
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.7.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSurfzone OUHideaki Uchikoshi

In-app purchases

None

HA Kiosk

No in-app purchases

None

Rectangle Detection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HA Kiosk free?
HA Kiosk costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rectangle Detection free?
Rectangle Detection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HA Kiosk or Rectangle Detection have ads?
Rectangle Detection shows ads; HA Kiosk does not.
Which is updated more often, HA Kiosk or Rectangle Detection?
HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, and Rectangle Detection fortnightly. Most recently, HA Kiosk was updated on November 12, 2026 and Rectangle Detection on November 8, 2026.

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